Waymo has announced a partnership with Lyft to launch a robotaxi service in Nashville in 2026 on Wednesday.

Waymo has announced a partnership with Lyft to launch a robotaxi service in Nashville in 2026 on Wednesday. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI UPI

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Waymo and Lyft on Wednesday announced a partnership to launch a robotaxi service in Nashville in 2026.

Waymo will begin testing its all-electric autonomous Jaguar I-Pace vehicles in Nashville in the months to come with plans to have the rides available to hail publicly on Lyft by 2026.

"This partnership brings together best-in-class autonomous vehicles with best-in-class customer experience," said Lyft CEO David Risher. "Waymo has proven that its autonomous technology works at scale. When combined with Lyft's customer-obsession and world-class fleet management capabilities, it's two great tastes that go great together."

Under the partnership users will be able to initially hail rides through the Waymo App and with the service later expanding to allow ride hailing on Lyft's platform as well.

Waymo previously launched a robotaxi service with Uber in Atlanta and Austin earlier this year and plans to bring its taxis to Miami, Washington D.C., Dallas, and Denver. In its partnership with Uber ride-hailing is only available through Uber's platform.

"We're delighted to partner with Lyft and launch in Nashville next year, as we continue to scale our Waymo ride-hailing service to more people in more places," said Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana. Lyft's extensive fleet management capabilities through Flexdrive make it an ideal partner for expanding to Nashville. We can't wait to introduce Music City's residents and visitors to the convenient, consistent, safe, and magical Waymo experience."